IPAD Visceral and Reflective Experience

IPAD2

Post 1 Visceral/Behavioral
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/09/ipad-2-review/

The IPAD is a fun, expensive gadget and probably not just another fad. But like fads, it will be followed enthusiastically till another version takes its place. The geek consumer has just got to have the latest at all cost in spite of deliberate design flaws that can be improved upon in the next version if the public protesteth loudeth. An example of a deliberate flaw is the lack of a changeable battery or a USB drive. Yet one in five consumers in the USA plans to buy an IPAD despite additional flaws like no flash, or multi- tasking and video conferencing capability, plus several other shortcomings. Still, like any other love hate relationship, love prevails and the consumers’ addiction with the newest and the greatest will be fed. How about a carbon footprint offset like a solar powered IPAD, Apple?

Post 2 Reflective
http://www.netqin.com/en/security/newsinfo_3611_3.html

IDC analyst Scott Ellison wrote in the report. "The extension of mobile apps to every aspect of our personal and business lives will be one of the hallmarks of the new decade with enormous opportunities for virtually every business sector."

There seems to be little doubt that IPADs will ride the wave into the future, unlike predecessor gadgets of a similar genre that gave the public too little, too soon. The advanced micro chip technology and the explosion of app development and availability really made a difference as more and more people entered the digital world. According to a new report from IT research firm International Data Corp, mobile application downloads will soar by more than seven-fold in the next five years, totaling more than $35 billion in sales worldwide. The implications of this are staggering and putting all aspects aside, it is the looks and appeal that grabs the consumer every time with descriptions like “sexy, sleek and feels good to the touch” when referring to the IPAD2. While the IPAD is not exactly a clone between an IPhone and a Notebook it does puts utter control of the device at one’s fingertips in the form of a caress through a whole new language - not sign but gestural. Who can resist. Sold! Cha Ching!